Letter: Socialism is a failed philosophy

I fail to understand how so many people can continue to be entranced by an economic system that history has proven is a complete failure.

Before I go further, let me say that what Winston Churchill said about democracy can also be said about capitalism, that it's the worst form of economic system there is .... except for all the others. Karl Marx said that Socialist/Communist revolutions would occur in developed western countries when the proletariat would take control and the state would "wither away."

The exact opposite happened. The revolutions took place in underdeveloped countries like Russia. Notice also that the Socialist/Communists never were elected, they simply rebelled and took over the governments of countries like Russia.

Socialism/Communism can only depend on violence to get their message across, or goals achieved. The western countries realized what might happen and passed laws to enable workers to have justice, more or less in their jobs. The totalitarian countries like Russia did not do this, therefore Socialism/Communism was able to get control of countries like these. Socialist/Communist systems do not allow anyone to dissent if they think the system is not fair.

Go to North Korea and tell your local party representative that you feel like you would do better if you started your own business, or better yet, tell them you would like to form an opposition party. You would be lucky not to be executed on the spot.

Socialists/Communists like to say that all would be equal. The exact opposite is true. Study the history of the Soviet Union like I did in college and you'll see that their leaders lived much the same lifestyles as the Czars. In other words, totalitarian rulers.

Keep in mind that in any system, those on top set up the laws to keep them on top. In the Socialist/Communist system if you dissent against that fact, you'll be done away with immediately as a "Danger to the State." Socialism/Communism for the most part cannot pass the test of free people voting.

As you see from the 90s most of them were voted out after the collapse of the Soviet Union. A paycheck under a Socialist system would result in about 80% going to pay for goods and services that they say would be "Free." That is another fallacy, as nothing is free. There must be an effort somewhere, by someone to provide the "free" benefits.

Your remaining wages might not be enough to provide for your other needs. Let's sum it up this way: Under Socialism, you lose most of your freedom. Under Communism, you lose all of your freedom! Come on America! Let's consign this failed philosophy to the "Dust Bin" of History as Lenin was known to say.